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MANILAbetkubi online casino, Philippines — Members of the Bangsamoro Parliament are still waiting for amnesty for their political crimes.
Member of Parliament (MP) Mary Ann Arnado revealed this during Tuesday’s consultative meeting with the Senate committee on cultural communities and Muslim affairs.
“They are members of the parliament, but they are always at the mercy of the government and local authorities because their amnesty has not yet been granted,” Arnado told senators.
Article continues after this advertisementShe said the MPs, some of whom are former field commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), have standing warrants of arrest.
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Some of the MPs submitted their amnesty application to the National Amnesty Commission (NAC), but the commission is still processing it.
Article continues after this advertisementSo far, Arnado said, the NAC has received around 200 amnesty applications, but none of them have been approved.
Article continues after this advertisementThe MILF has forged a peace agreement with the Philippine government which has paved the way for the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM).
Article continues after this advertisementThe decommissioning of former MILF fighters is still ongoing, and the government targets to finish the process before BARRM’s first elections in 2025.
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